Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation, with an associated harsh climate. As the...

are three regions and associated types of tundra: Arctic tundra, alpine tundra, and Antarctic tundra. Tundra vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs, sedges...

plant community to transition to montane grasslands and shrublands or alpine tundra. Due to the unique climate conditions of montane ecosystems, they contain...

subantarctic islands. Polar climate Köppen climate classification Alpine tundra "Tundra climate". Encyclopædia Britannica. 31 July 2017. McKnight, Tom L;...

list of tundra ecoregions from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) includes: Tundra Arctic tundra biome information from the WWF Alpine tundra information...

the tree line is at 3,950 metres (12,960 ft). Alpine tundra Alpine plant Climate of the Alps List of alpine climate locations McKnight, Tom L; Hess, Darrel...

include mountains, alpine lakes and a wide variety of wildlife within various climates and environments, from wooded forests to mountain tundra. The Rocky Mountain...

while further south, almost in the center of the massif, extends the alpine tundra region of Bara, at an elevation of 2,350 metres (7,710 ft). Olympus...

plant community in these alpine tundra. These include perennial grasses, sedges, forbs, cushion plants, mosses, and lichens. Alpine plants are adapted to...

support.[citation needed] Unlike alpine tree lines, the northern tree line occurs at low elevations. The arctic forest–tundra transition zone in northwestern...

Alpine meadow most often refers to: Alpine meadow or alpine tundra, a type of vegetated natural habitat at high altitude Alpine meadow or alpine meadows...

Although at high elevations taiga grades into alpine tundra through Krummholz, it is not exclusively an alpine biome, and unlike subalpine forest, much of...

in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest numbers in Northern Canada...

549 ft; 2.377 mi) above sea level. High in the Andes, La Rinconada has an alpine tundra climate (ET, according to the Köppen climate classification), with no...

The Iceland boreal birch forests and alpine tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0602) covers the island of Iceland in the North Atlantic. The island is volcanic...

center in the National Park System. The Alpine Visitor Center includes restrooms, exhibits on the alpine tundra ecosystem, and a gift shop operated by...

with scattered patches of mountain birch woodland (forest tundra) and become alpine tundra even at minor elevations. The trees near the tree line are...

The Interior Yukon-Alaska alpine tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: NA1111) covers alpine, sub-alpine, and boreal forest areas along the cordillera (chain of mountain...

distribution Alpine climate, climate that is typical to higher altitudes Alpine tundra, a type of natural region or biome Alpine orogeny, in geology Alpine Fault...

found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open woodland and prairie. Some flower in spring, others in summer...

sheet, and the sabkha. Ecosystems within the mountain watershed include alpine tundra, subalpine forests, montane woodlands, and riparian zones. Evidence...

colostate.edu. Benedict, James B. (2005). "Tundra Game Drives: an Arctic-Alpine Comparison". Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 37 (4): 425–434. doi:10...

corresponds with the Scandinavian Alpine tundra to the east and the Siberian Arctic tundra to the west inside the circumpolar tundra belt of the Northern Hemisphere...

and alpine tundra. The ecoregions in the hotspot include: Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe Gissaro-Alai open woodlands Pamir alpine desert and tundra Tian...

Hudsonian Zone – spruce-fir or subalpine conifer forest Arctic-Alpine Zone – alpine tundra Merriam considered that these life zones could be extended to...

(August 1, 2011). "Distribution of Alpine Tundra in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, U.S.A." Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 43 (3): 331–342. Bibcode:2011AAAR...

occurred. The Younger Dryas is named after an indicator genus, the alpine-tundra wildflower Dryas octopetala, as its leaves are occasionally abundant...

climates in well-drained, open environments. Found primarily in areas of alpine tundra, it is extremely cold-hardy. Other common names include reindeer moss...

The Ogilvie–MacKenzie alpine tundra ecoregion (WWF ID: NA1116) covers the mountainous middle of the Yukon Territory in Canada, with extensions into the...

tunturi is a hill high enough that its top is above the tree line and has alpine tundra. In Finnish, the geographical term vuori is used for mountains recently...